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Book Biking Across America

Download or read book Biking Across America written by Paul Stutzman and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Paul Stutzman finished hiking the Appalachian Trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure. Trading his hiking boots for a bicycle, Paul set off to discover more of America. Starting at Neah Bay, Washington, and ending at Key West, Florida, Paul traversed the 5,000-mile distance between the two farthest points in the contiguous United States. Along the way he encountered nearly every kind of terrain and weather the country had to offer--as well as hundreds of fascinating people whose stories readers will love. Through cold and heat, loneliness and exhaustion, abundance and kindness, Paul pedaled on. His reward--and the readers'--is a glimpse of a noble yet humble America that still exists and inspires. Anyone who longs for adventure, who loves travel and stories of travel, and who loves this place called America will enjoy this book.

Book Suit to Saddle

Download or read book Suit to Saddle written by Larry Walsh and published by Cabin Fever Press. This book was released on 2021-09-22 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Suit to Saddle is an engaging story of determination and moxie, as well as a celebration of the human spirit. Walsh, perhaps recklessly, undertakes a significant and difficult journey that he is unprepared for, and his story holds the reader's interest as he meets this challenge head-on." —The BookLife Prize "Readers on mid-life journeys of their own will cheer Walsh on as he reminds them that a journey doesn’t have to be a means to an end —it’s the trip itself that matters." —BookLife "A deeply personal memoir..." —Kirkus "...it was remarkable how Walsh not only overcame the physical journey but overcame the sadness of his mind. In a society where so many are struggling with mental health, I think his message and story of moving forward are so important. Any reader would love Walsh’s story...!" —★★★★★ Manhattan Book Review "This book should inspire anyone who’s going through a tough time or a massive change, and anyone who wants to be challenged to embark on an ambitious venture. I highly recommend it." —★★★★★ Reader's Favorite “Suit to Saddle” chronicles one man’s epic spiritual journey- on two wheels- across the vastness of America. Ride with Larry as he experiences the challenging terrain, the tucked-away places, and the unique people that would collectively change him. Discovery, inspiration, and personal growth are on the horizon with every turn of the cranks! —William P. Apollo, M.D., Cyclist, Cardiologist, and contributor to The Outer Line and VeloNews "Your job has been eliminated." In other words, you're unemployed, out of work, and desperate to find a new purpose. When US Army veteran Larry Walsh heard those words, his world was turned upside down. With a desire to move beyond unemployment, create an exciting new future for himself, and push past his limits, he decides to fulfill his lifelong dream to bike across the country. He purchases a Surly Disc Trucker touring bike and begins his 3,120-mile ride of the Southern Tier from California to Florida. Cycling over treacherous mountains, through open plains, unforgiving deserts, and over 200 unique small towns, Walsh not only discovers a new world and new people, but he uncovers a side of himself that he thought was long forgotten—one filled with true grit and determination. In Suit to Saddle, Walsh chronicles his story of triumph over adversity. Each person he meets along the road plays an integral part of his quest for inner peace and growth. Through the eyes of a one-armed cyclist, a retired police officer, a gun-toting waitress, and a thousand miles of open road, Walsh learns that the true meaning of a life well-lived is the journey. Join Walsh on his trip across America and see what it feels like to experience life one mile at a time.

Book Hey Mom  Can I Ride My Bike Across America

Download or read book Hey Mom Can I Ride My Bike Across America written by John Boettner and published by . This book was released on 1990-05-12 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead Poets Society meets Stand By Me as 5 real 12- and 13-yr.-olds ride their bicycles 5,000 miles across America. They want to see if their country is as wonderful as their teacher says it is.

Book Life Is a Wheel

Download or read book Life Is a Wheel written by Bruce Weber and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Based on his popular series in the New York Times chronicling his cross-country bicycle trip, bestselling author Bruce Weber shares his adventures from his solo ride across the USA. Riding a bicycle across the US is one of those bucket-list goals that many dream about but few achieve. Bestselling author and New York Times reporter Bruce Weber made the trip, solo, over the summer and fall of 2011--at the age of fifty-seven. Expanding upon his popular series published in The New York Times, Life Is a Wheel is the witty and inspiring account of his journey, where he extols the pleasures of cycling and reflects on what happened on his adventure, in the world, in the country, and in his life. The story begins on the Oregon coast with a middle-aged man wondering what he's gotten himself into and ends in triumph on the George Washington Bridge, wondering how soon he might try it again. Part travelogue, part memoir, part paean to the bicycle as a simple and elegant mode of both mobility and self-expression--and part wry and panicky account of a fifty-seven-year-old man's attempt to stave off mortality--Life Is a Wheel is an elegant and entertaining escape for any armchair traveler"--

Book Across America by Bicycle

Download or read book Across America by Bicycle written by Alice Honeywell and published by Terrace Books. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biking from Oregon to Maine is no small feat, especially for two newly retired women who carry everything they need for three months, powered only by the strength of their legs and a desire for adventure. Alice Honeywell and Bobbi Montgomery invite readers to follow their ride by bicycle across the United States, as they face scorching sun, driving rain, buffeting winds, equipment failures, killer hills, wild fires, and even a plague of grasshoppers. As Alice and Bobbi pedal along their 3,600-mile journey, they test and deepen their friendship, defy their aches and pains, experience the vast and varied beauties of their country, and discover the challenges and satisfaction of a scaled-down lifestyle. And, they encounter unfailing generosity from people they meet—from the prayers of a North Dakota woman for their safekeeping, to the offer of a house in Michigan, to invitations for dinner and a place to sleep at stops all along the way. And there are incidents to laugh over, too, such as the bewildered woman who asked them, “Well, but where do you pack your dresses?” Ride along with Alice and Bobbi as they embrace retirement with gusto and live their dream. Winner (Gold Medalist), Travel Essays, Foreword Magazine’s Books of the Year

Book A Bike Trip Across America

    Book Details:
  • Author : Patrick McGinty
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-03-24
  • ISBN : 9781733067515
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book A Bike Trip Across America written by Patrick McGinty and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adventurer overcomes his fear of attempting the seemingly impossible goal of biking across America. He puts you on the bike seat in a journey of discovery. You will experience, through his eyes, epic landscapes, amazing people, overcoming adversity, and the great triumph of achieving the dream of a solo bike ride across the USA.

Book Cycling Across North America

Download or read book Cycling Across North America written by Lue Christian and published by Cycle Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These senior authors had one mission: try to travel across the U.S. and avoid the big climbs and the vast open spaces. They succeeded and their route, beginning from one of three route in California, to the East Coast, with alternate routes to Quebec City or Boston, is the route to follow. Overnight stops average 55 miles apart and it avoids all the steepest hill climbs, while taking in most of the interesting sights. 90 maps, 20 photos.

Book Under a Triumphant Sky

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steve Garufi
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2014-12-11
  • ISBN : 9780692302897
  • Pages : 344 pages

Download or read book Under a Triumphant Sky written by Steve Garufi and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under a Triumphant Sky is more than a bicycle narrative. It is a human story about facing your fears and overcoming adversity - all for the pursuit of a lifelong dream. Steve Garufi pedaled solo across America for forty-five days from Del Mar, California to Jekyll Island, Georgia. A thief stole his bike in Phoenix. A mechanical failure in the desert led to an angry meltdown. There were chasing dogs, flat tires, run-ins with semi-trucks, exhaustion and loneliness. Readers will encounter colorful characters, beautiful scenery, treacherous roads and Steve himself - a mental health therapist who searches for the deeper meanings of our shared human experience. You'll be with him in joy, anger, fear, doubt, worry and more than a few eruptions in laughter. With a raw faith in God (Jesus), his steely determination to honor an inner compass guides him to persist until he embraces his final moment of triumph.

Book You Can Bike Across America

    Book Details:
  • Author : Isaiah Maynard
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-05
  • ISBN : 9781540447838
  • Pages : 108 pages

Download or read book You Can Bike Across America written by Isaiah Maynard and published by . This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever thought about biking across the United States self-supported, but all the logistics had you overwhelmed? How do you determine a route? How many miles do you have to bike? How do you find a place to sleep at night? What about packing all the gear you need? You Can Bike Across America is the answer to all your questions, and many more. It is written as a framework to take anyone (yes, you!)-with or without experience in bike touring-through all the necessary checkpoints to plan and execute your own self-supported bike tour across the United States. Having completed my own 3,800 mile journey from Washington to Massachusetts, I believe that everyone can, and should experience this form of adventure and self discovery. Are you with me?

Book One Year on a Bike

    Book Details:
  • Author : Martijn Doolaard
  • Publisher : Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
  • Release : 2017
  • ISBN : 9783899559064
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book One Year on a Bike written by Martijn Doolaard and published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Martijn Doolaard traded in the convenience of a car and the distractions of daily life for a cross-continental cycling journey: a biped adventure from Amsterdam to Singapore. Leaving behind repetitive routines, One Year on a Bike indulges in slow travel, the subtlety of a gradually changing landscape, and the lessons learned through travelling. Venturing through Eastern European fields of yellow rapeseed to the intimate hosting culture in Iran, One Year on a Bike is a vivid chronicle of what can happen when the norm is pointedly replaced by exceptional self-discoveries and beautiful sceneries. Doolaard shares the gear and knowledge that made his trip possible." -- Provided by publisher.

Book Just Keep Pedaling

Download or read book Just Keep Pedaling written by Thomas E. Trimbath and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-03-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What started out as one person's bike ride to lose some weight became the story of a slice of America from the Pacific Northwest to the Florida Keys. There were big cities, rural towns and great stretches of open land. Heroes and villains are out there too, but mostly it's fine people living day-to-day and unknowingly impressing strangers. The weather wasn't left out either. From the first winter storm in the mountains of Washington through the tailwinds in Idaho to the heat and storms of the South, weather kept things from getting boring. Seeing America at ten miles an hour without the protective shell of a car allows all of the senses to get to know the country. It was an interesting ride with insights into culture and sore muscles. And then there was the awesome chocolate sundae in a ranch town in Utah This personal narrative also has an appendix that acts as a guide for others that might want to try their own adventure. There are details on gear, route selection, and expenses and most of all encouragement. You don't know what you'll find out there on the road until you get there.

Book How to Bicycle Across America

Download or read book How to Bicycle Across America written by Shane Hannan and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Bicycle Across America is a solo tour of the southern United States, over 2,800 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, taking 32 riding days to complete. The journey was broken into five stages over five years. Flying in and out of each start and finish point, then cycling five to seven days to complete a section ranging from 450 to 700 miles. The book is a “how-to-guide” that covers all the details - equipment used, training, maps and elevation charts. If you’ve had the urge to do a long distance bicycle tour or learn more about the southern United States, then come and take your time traveling the back roads through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Discover the uniqueness of each state, “tasting” the various local flavors while gaining a true appreciation for the country and people. Read how the ride became a focus on people, pain, and persistence. Experience the various challenges and the rewards along the way. Enjoy the funny stories and lighthearted entertainment from an Aussie’s perspective. Be inspired to maybe start your own adventure. Reviews: •What a terrific story! Your ride just has to make all of us couch potatoes, green with envy. – Dan (Cleveland, OH) •The excellent descriptions are making my mouth water for a ride of my own. – Ron (Scottsdale, AZ) •Entertaining, to the point, and I can picture being there as you’re describing things. – Linda (Pittsburgh, PA) •Great reading!! Would love to do the same . . . Very motivating. – Robert (Austin, TX) •Succinct and witty observational humor. – Joe (London, UK) Shane was born in Australia and moved to the United States in 1997.He met his wife in Canada snow skiing and they have two grown children. Shane has worked in the technology industry for a number of years and owns a software company based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Book A Bike Across America

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steve Ritter
  • Publisher : Archway Publishing
  • Release : 2014-07-09
  • ISBN : 1480808822
  • Pages : 143 pages

Download or read book A Bike Across America written by Steve Ritter and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-09 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a midlife challenge, author Steve Ritter decided to leave the comforts of home and the daily routine of his office and set out on an epic journey to bicycle across the United States. Ritter wanted to rediscover his rural roots, explore nature, immerse himself in the rich history of his country, and find out if he still had the endurance of his youth. He wanted to see what other people did every day as he sat at his desk. In A Bike across America, he narrates the story of his thirty-five day, 3,461-mile journey that began April 27, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and ended in Newport, Oregon. This travelogue shares Ritter's thoughts, expectations, and surprises--battling the weather, equipment failures, and his doubts and fears, and being assisted by kind-hearted strangers. With some history and geography included, Ritter tells how this cross-country ride changed his life. Frank and honest, A Bike across America recounts Ritter's ultimate road trip--one that taught this fifty-year-old empty nester that through perseverance and determination, it could be done.

Book Just the Two of Us

Download or read book Just the Two of Us written by Melissa Norton and published by . This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Astoria, Oregon, David and Melissa Norton dipped the rear wheels of their Trek 520 touring bicycles into the Pacific Ocean. Their sense of adventure, travel, and long-distance cycling would lead them to Bar Harbor, Maine, where they rolled the front wheels of their bikes into the Atlantic. For the 63 days separating these events, the two pedal across the United States -- a feat accomplished by other cyclists, but most doing it before they turn 50. Just the Two of Us documents the Norton's summer adventure of biking "cross-country, first-class." Cycling by day and staying in quaint bed and breakfasts, historic inns and top hotels by night, the Nortons use their time on the road to meet people, to reflect on our nation's history, and to absorb the beauty of the landscape. Follow this active couple as they pedal across America -- an accomplishment far greater than distance alone. Just the Two of Us tells of a journey that brings to the riders a greater sense of self and a deeper appreciation of each other. It also shows what can be achieved through determination, dedication, and love. Book jacket.

Book Across America on the Yellow Brick Road

Download or read book Across America on the Yellow Brick Road written by Virginia Mudd and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine reading a “Cycling Companion Wanted” ad in a bicycling newsletter for a cross-America bike trip, answering it, and setting off two months later with a woman you just met for a 3,500-mile, 60-day journey from California to Washington, DC. Taken from Virginia’s journal this tells the story of two twenty-nine year old adventurers who fulfill a common dream. She recalls exhilarating roads and landscapes, tedious miles, peaceful times, scary experiences, personal struggles, wonderful encounters with people, and the unfolding of a journey of a lifetime.

Book The Quest

Download or read book The Quest written by Tom Salinsky and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quest: A Bike Adventure Across America was written during a 47 day solo bicycle trek from Carlsbad, California to Cape May, New Jersey. This book takes you on the day to day journey as it was captured on the pages of a personal journal during the cyclist’s bike ride across the United States of America. The entries are updated with vivid “side note” descriptions and afterthoughts to help you fully understand the context of the experience. The Quest: A Bike Adventure Across America captures the essence of adventure, overcoming adversity, and reveals some interesting insights into people, life, nature, and faith. If you ever wanted to taste the trials and tribulation of a challenging adventure this day to day record of a solo cross country bike trip is a must read.

Book Bike Across America

Download or read book Bike Across America written by Gary W. Dodd and published by Dodd Enterprises. This book was released on 2004-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bike across America: The Journals shares the story of how one family turned a random comment by a child into the life-changing experience of a family bicycle ride across the forty-eight contiguous states of the United States of America. Gary, Faith, Andrew, and Rebekah Dodd rode their bicycles on a continuous route of approximately 9,500 miles from Seattle, Washington to Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Their once-in-a-lifetime journey has been chronicled by many television broadcasts, newspapers, and journals across the U.S.A., and the Dodd family has been featured on Good Morning America three times and on Radical Sabbaticals. As you ride with the Dodds over the back roads of America, you will discover unique places you may want to visit, and you will experience the ride through their colorful vignettes and about 600 photographs. You also will be reminded of the good in America as you read about the encounters of the Dodd family with the people who enriched their journey. The pursuit by one family of a shared dream will encourage you to set new goals for your family as you envision what your own family can become and accomplish together. The daily accounts of the bike ride will inspire you to not be satisfied with the status quo in your life and prod you to consider ways that you can stretch yourself. Selected by Good Morning America as one of America's Most Amazing Families, the Gary Dodd family invites you to enjoy their bike ride through the most beautiful country in the world. If you are looking for a great read about travel and you want to be motivated to accomplish more with your life, then Bike across America: The Journals is a worthwhile read for you!